Instant Messaging: Great communication tool, or senseless waster of time?

Sundae · 10-06-2005, 11:17 AM

My only problem with IM is that it does encourage some people to write drivel.

For example "Phew its really hot here! Hehe!"
or
"Wow I'm so bored r u busy"

Great.

Only a few friends of mine do this to me - intelligent people face to face & via other mediums. But somehow they seem drawn to MSN Messenger when they have nothing to say, rather than when they do. Which doesn't seem to be the case with telephone calls, text or emails.

10-06-2005, 11:17 AM	#16
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My only problem with IM is that it does encourage some people to write drivel. For example "Phew its really hot here! Hehe!" or "Wow I'm so bored r u busy" Great. Only a few friends of mine do this to me - intelligent people face to face & via other mediums. But somehow they seem drawn to MSN Messenger when they have nothing to say, rather than when they do. Which doesn't seem to be the case with telephone calls, text or emails.

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